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Pilot aircraft

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Operate transportation equipment or vehicles, under the O*NET work activity group Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 9 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Steer aircraft along planned routes, using autopilot and flight management computers.Stays human Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
• Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.Stays human Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
• Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.Stays human Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
• Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.Stays human Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
• Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight according to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.Stays human Commercial Pilots
• Co-pilot aircraft or perform captain's duties, as required.Stays human Commercial Pilots
• Use instrumentation to pilot aircraft when visibility is poor.Stays human Commercial Pilots
• Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties.Stays human Airfield Operations Specialists

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Start aircraft and observe gauges, meters, and other instruments to detect evidence of malfunctions.Stays human Aviation Inspectors